halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
great virtue; virtuous priest; priest; rich person
scroll containing a single line of calligraphy, often of Zen content (usu. found in a tea-ceremony room or house)
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
exaggerated; overblown; overdone
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
open-hearted; free and easy; frank; not being bothered by unimportant things
to become animated; to liven up; to become active
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
to appear all together; to be all present
(railway) sleeper; (railroad) tie; crosstie
mincing; cutting; rapping (a percussion instrument); beating; shredded tobacco; interval
pipe; tube; (tobacco) pipe; cigarette holder; go-between; intermediary
stuffing; packing; endgame; final stage; end; end (esp. of a bridge); edge
friend; companion; acquaintance; friendship; companionship
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
21st day of the month; 21 days
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
goes before a verb to strengthen its meaning or to add emphasis
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing; robbery
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
dispersal; breaking up; running away; fleeing
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
to gain strength; to gather momentum; to be encouraged; to be heartened; to be invigorated; to take heart
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
to wipe off (e.g. dirt); to rub out
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes); shitake
on board a ship; aboard a ship
innermost feelings; heart; motive; nature; disposition; spirit
being present (at the same meeting, occasion, etc.); attendance (with); sitting with; same (seating) precedence; same rank
to let spoil; to leave to rot; to cause to rot; to discourage; to dishearten
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
female friend; woman friend
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end